Federal Lawyer

Federal lawyer seeks to narrow scope of detainee hearings What diplomats knew about torture of Afghan detainees is “irrelevant” to a public interest hearing by the Military Police Complaints Commission that opened Tuesday, says a federal government lawyer Read more on National Post

Nevada governor signs executive order to join 14-state lawsuit against federal health reform LAS VEGAS – Gov. Jim Gibbons has signed an executive order for Nevada to join 14 other states suing the federal government over health care reform. The Republican governor on Tuesday said the state would be represented by Las Vegas lawyer Mark Hutchison. Read more on Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune

Gibbons Appoints Counsel to Sue Federal Government Governor Jim Gibbons has signed an executive order naming Las Vegas lawyer Mark Hutchison as the Special Legal Counsel to the Governor in Gibbons’ continuing effort to sue the Federal Government over the recently passed health care legislation. Read more on KOLO 8 Reno

Fake lawyer to be back in court DENVER, April 5 (UPI) — Convicted imposter lawyer Howard Kieffer goes on trial in federal court in Denver Wednesday on additional charges arising from posing as a lawyer. Read more on UPI